Wyoming’s attorney general on Monday issued ballot summaries for proposed initiatives to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize cannabis possession. Activists are now officially set for signature collection to qualify. Earlier this month, advocates turned in the requisite 100 initial sponsorship signatures for each measure to the secretary of state. ThatContinue Reading
The medical industry wants temporary licenses to sell recreational cannabis on the condition they incubate social equity businesses. By Ned Oliver, Virginia Mercury Virginia lawmakers are already discussing speeding up the three-year delay between marijuana legalization last month and the beginning of retail sales. “We have legalized the use ofContinue Reading
Poll: Half of US adults have used marijuana; Ann Arbor declares psychedelics awareness month; SCOTUS comments cited in cannabis prisoner’s release bid Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function()Continue Reading
Hashish and opium have fueled war in Afghanistan since the ‘80s, when the CIA-backed Mujahideen rebels turned to the drug trade to fund their insurgency against the Soviet forces then occupying the country. In 1989, the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan, and in 1992 a new government was established by Mujahideen warlords whoContinue Reading
Lawyers for a man serving time in federal prison for operating a state-legal medical marijuana dispensary are making the case that a U.S. Supreme Court justice’s recent statement denouncing the inconsistencies of federal cannabis policy underscore the need for the relief to be granted to their client. Luke Scarmazzo, whoContinue Reading
Iowa officials have been seeking a federal exemption for their medical marijuana program—and a Republican senator representing the state recently told an activist that he will personally reach out to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) about the issue. Carl Olsen, a longtime cannabis reform advocate in the state, sent aContinue Reading
Tom Price won a lucrative medical marijuana license in Georgia. Is that wonderful or horrible? It feels like both. The post How should we react when a prohibitionist wins a marijuana license? appeared first on Leafly. Read More: How should we react when a prohibitionist wins a marijuanaContinue Reading
Nearly half of American adults have tried marijuana, according to a new poll from Gallup, and more than one in ten say they actively smoke cannabis. The research institution has been surveying people about trying marijuana since the early 1970s, and for decades the percentage of Americans who said they’veContinue Reading
Nearly one year after the Ann Arbor, Michigan City Council voted to decriminalize a wide-range of psychedelics, lawmakers on Monday approved a resolution to officially designate September as Entheogenic Plants and Fungi Awareness Month. The measure, sponsored by Councilmember Jeff Hayner (D) and backed by Decriminalize Nature Ann Arbor, passedContinue Reading
Created with the popular Rick Simpson Oil in mind, Ellevia (Mera Cannabis Corp) launches its RSO extract in Ontario today. The post Ellevia debuts their take on Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) for the Canadian market appeared first on Leafly. Read More: Ellevia debuts their take on Rick SimpsonContinue Reading
